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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Caregiver Credit Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF THE SENATE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that:
(1) Caregiving is an essential element of family life and a
vital service for children, the ill, the disab... | Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress must address the unfair exclusion of professional and hardworking home care providers who are not eligible to receive Social Security or Medicare because they provided paid care to a family member with a disability un... | Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reaching Rural Veterans through
Telehealth Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NEED TO USE TELE-HEALTH PLATFORMS
IN TREATING VETERANS LIVING IN RURAL AREAS SUFFERING FROM
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN ... | Reaching Rural Veterans through Telehealth Act - Expresses the sense of Congress on the need to use tele-health platforms in treating veterans living in rural areas who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury.
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants for establishi... | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to utilize tele-health platforms to assist in the treatment of veterans living in rural areas who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act
of 2008''.
TITLE I--AMENDMENT TO SHERMAN ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``No Oil Producing and Exporting
Cartels Act of 2008'' or ``NOPEC''.
SEC. 102. SHERMAN ACT.
... | Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008 - Title I: Amendment to Sherman Act - No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2008 or NOPEC - (Sec. 102) Amends the Sherman Act to make it illegal for any foreign state or instrumentality thereof to act collectively or in combination with any other foreign state or any o... | To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar
Corporate Bonuses Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN EXCESSIVE EMPLOYEE
REMUNERATION.
(a) Application to All Current and Former Employees.--
(1) In general.--Sectio... | Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the $1 million limitation on the deductibility of employee compensation, to: (1) extend such limitation to any individual who is a current or former officer, director, or employee of a publicly-held corporatio... | Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family-Based Meth Treatment Access
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING
WOMEN.
Section 508 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-1) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
... | Family-Based Meth Treatment Access Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the grant program to provide residential substance abuse treatment to pregnant and postpartum women to include: (1) parenting women substance abuse treatment (including treatment for addiction to methamphetamine); and (2) ou... | To amend the Public Health Service Act regarding residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, a program to reduce substance abuse among nonviolent offenders, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Play in Sport Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the National Commission on Sports and Substance Abuse,
sponsored by the National Center on Addiction and Substance
Abuse at Columbia Universit... | Fair Play in Sport Act of 2002 - Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in consultation and cooperation with the United States Anti-Doping Agency, to: (1) establish a research program to develop and improve the reliability, validity, and cost-effectiveness of testing for performance-enhancin... | To authorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology to assist in the development of reliable and valid tests for banned performance-enhancing substances and to establish a research program on the long-term consequences of the use of such performance-enhancing substances. |
SECTION 1. REPORT ON TIMELINESS IN THE PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FOR
NATURALIZATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than January 31, 1995, the Commissioner
of Immigration and Naturalization shall submit to the Congress a report
on timeliness in the processing of applications for naturalization. The
... | Directs the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization to report on the timeliness of processing naturalization applications. | To require a report on the timeliness of processing applications for naturalization. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Handgun Licensing Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. STATE LICENSE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE A HANDGUN OR HANDGUN
AMMUNITION.
(a) In General.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(z)(1) It shall... | Prohibits an unlicenced individual from receiving a handgun or handgun ammunition without possessing a valid handgun license issued to the individual by the State in which the transaction takes place.
Defines "handgun license" to mean a license issued under a State law that: (1) provides for the issuance and revocation... | Handgun Licensing Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Energy Incentive Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF GRANTS FOR SPECIFIED ENERGY PROPERTY IN LIEU OF
TAX CREDITS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1603 of division B of
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is ame... | Renewable Energy Incentive Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to: (1) extend the grant program for investment in renewable energy property, including renewable resources used to produce electricity, and fuel cell, solar, wind, geothermal, and microturbine property, in lieu of tax credits, b... | To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the development of solar energy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safety and Health Whistleblower
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. EMPLOYEE ACTIONS.
Section 11(c)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
(29 U.S.C. 660(c)(1)) is amended by inserting before the period the
following: ``including reporting any inj... | Safety and Health Whistleblower Protection Act - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to prohibit employer reprisals against employees based on certain employee conduct concerning safe and healthy working conditions. Sets forth procedures for filing, investigating, issuing temporary and final orders p... | Safety and Health Whistleblower Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Allowance Modernization
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
(a) Former Presidents.--The first section of the Act entitled ``An
Act to provide retirement, clerical assistants, and free mailing
privileges to former Presidents of the United Stat... | Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill revises provisions relating to presidential pensions to allow former Presidents a lifetime annual annuity of $200,000 and an additional annual monetary allowance of $200,000, each adjusted annually for cost-of-living ... | Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Protective Service Parity
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
(a) Civil Service Retirement System.--
(1) Definition.--Section 8331 of title 5, United States
... | Federal Protective Service Parity Act of 2014 - Includes Federal Protective Service (FPS) law enforcement officers within the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System. Defines "Federal Protective Service law enforcement officer" as an FPS employee who holds a position within specified... | Federal Protective Service Parity Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mark-to-Market Extension Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to continue the progress of the Multifamily Assisted
Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (referred to in
this section as ... | Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2001 - Amends the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (Act) to require (currently, authorizes) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make specified funds available to tenant, nonprofit, and other organizations for activities under such Act.Requir... | A bill to reauthorize the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange
Initiative Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Mohandas (Mahatma) Karamchand Gandhi and Martin Luther
King, Jr., were dedicated leaders of peace, civil rights,
s... | Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of State to carry out, in cooperation with the government of India, the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative comprised of educational, scholarly, and professional exchange programs, including: an annual public diplomacy for... | Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vessel Repair Enhancement Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF VESSEL CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND.
(a) Amendments to Title 46.--
(1) Qualified vessel.--Paragraph (5) of section 53501(5) of
title 46, United States Code, is amended by st... | Vessel Repair Enhancement Act of 2009 - Expands, for capital construction fund provisions, the definition of "qualified vessel" to include: (1) a vessel documented under U.S. laws and maintained or repaired in a privately owned shipyard in the United States; and (2) any floating dry dock and related shipyard infrastruc... | To permit qualified withdrawals from a capital construction fund account for the maintenance or repair of United States-flag vessels provided that the maintenance or repair is performed within the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Protection Lock-box Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. TAXPAYER PROTECTION LOCK-BOX LEDGER.
(a) Establishment of Ledger.--Title III of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``taxp... | Taxpayer Protection Lock-box Act of 1995 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to establish a ledger to be known as the "Taxpayer Protection Lock-box Ledger." Requires the ledger to be divided into entries corresponding to the Appropriations Subc... | Taxpayer Protection Lock-box Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlining Verification for
Americans Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Employer reporting requirements under the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) should
strike the ... | Streamlining Verification for Americans Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to allow large employers to prospectively report information regarding health care coverage available to employees eligible for premium subsidies on a health care exchange. Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to requi... | Streamlining Verification for Americans Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Death Penalty Moratorium
Act of 2000''.
TITLE I--MORATORIUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY
SEC. 101. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Death sentences are disproportionately visited on the
poor:
... | Title II: National Commission on the Death Penalty
- Establishes the National Commission on the Death Penalty.
(Sec. 202) Directs the Commission to: (1) conduct a thorough study of all matters relating to the administration of the death penalty to determine whether it comports with constitutional principles and requir... | National Death Penalty Moratorium Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business
Owners' Tax Simplification Act of 2017''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Quarterly reporting of estimated tax ... | Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to several requirements that affect small businesses and self-employed individuals, to: align the deadlines for quarterly estimated tax payments with the calendar year quarters; modify the dollar threshol... | Small Business Owners’ Tax Simplification Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Petroleum Consumer
Price Gouging Protection Act''.
(b) Table of contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Prohibition on price g... | Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act - Declares it unlawful for a supplier to sell crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates at an unconscionably excessive price in an area the President declares an energy emergency area.
States it is unlawful for any person to employ, in connection with the wholesale p... | A bill to protect the welfare of consumers by prohibiting price gouging with respect to gasoline and petroleum distillates during natural disasters and abnormal market disruptions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Permanent Prevention of Asian Carp
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In this Act:
(1) CAWS.--The term ``CAWS'' means the Chicago Area Water
System.
(2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
... | Permanent Prevention of Asian Carp Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to study the watersheds of the Illinois, Chicago, and Calumet Rivers, including their tributaries, that drain directly into Lake Michigan to determine the feasibility and best means of implementing... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to study the feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Judicial Powers Restoration Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Section 1 of Article III of the Constitution of the
United States of America vests ``judicial Power''... | Judicial Powers Restoration Act of 2005 - Amends the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to repeal the prohibition against U.S. courts recognizing, enforcing, or otherwise validating any assertion of rights by a designated Cuban national of a mark, trade name, or commercial name that wa... | A bill to restore to the judiciary the power to decide all trademark and trade name cases arising under the laws and treaties of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tip Credit Protection Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. PREEMPTION.
Section 18 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 218)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) No law, ordinance, regulation, or order established or
enforced by a St... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat as gift transfers and exclude from gross income and social security and unemployment taxes up to $10,000 annually in tips from qualified services (cosmetology, hospitality, recreation, taxi, newspaper delivery, and shoe shine services). | Tip Credit Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Access to Infertility Treatment
and Hope Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) infertility affects 6,100,000 men and women;
(2) infertility is a disease which affects men and women
with equal fr... | Fair Access to Infertility Treatment and Hope Act of 2001 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act (PHSA)to require group health plans and health insurance issuers providing health insurance coverage in connection with such plans to ensure that coverage is provided ... | A bill to require health plans to include infertility benefits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National
Historical Park Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish the Cedar Creek and Belle
Grove National Historical Park in order to--
(1) help preserve, protect, and interpret a nationally
... | Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Act - (Sec. 5) Establishes the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park in Virginia.(Sec. 6) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) acquire land within the Park's boundaries from willing sellers by donation, purchase, or exchange; (2) acquire as... | To designate the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System. |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF ACT ESTABLISHING GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION
AREA.
(a) Statement of Purposes.--The first section of the Act entitled
``An Act to establish the Gateway National Recreation Area in the
States of New York, and New Jersey, and for other purposes'', approved
October 27, 1972 (1... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to utilize the resources of Fort Wadsworth in the Staten Island Unit, Fort Hancock in the Sandy Hook Unit, and Floyd Bennett Field in the Jamaica Bay and Breezy Point Units of the Gateway National Recreational Area in New York and New Jersey to provide for and support programs a... | To amend the Act establishing the Gateway National Recreation Area to provide for the management of Fort Wadsworth by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Living Equitably: Grandparents
Aiding Children and Youth Act of 2002'' commonly known as the ``LEGACY
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Child.--The term ``child'' means an individual who--
(A) is not a... | Living Equitably: Grandparents Aiding Children and Youth Act of 2002 (Legacy Act of 2002) - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out: (1) a five-year pilot program in connection with the supportive housing program to provide assistance to private nonprofit organizations for expanding the supp... | A bill to provide affordable housing opportunities for families that are headed by grandparents and other relatives of children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lucid Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. SAFETY INCENTIVES TO PREVENT OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY
INTOXICATED PERSONS.
(a) In General.--Section 163 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as su... | Lucid Act of 2015 Makes eligible for federal-aid highway project grants a state whose law legalizes the possession or use of marijuana with or without medical justification only if that state: has in effect a law prohibiting an individual from driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while impa... | Lucid Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Native American
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 1997''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Restrictio... | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 1997 - Makes amendments to the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA), including: (1) setting forth a requirement for assistance to Indian families that are not low-income; (2) eliminating separate India... | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Competitive Communities
Demonstration Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Traditionally, the Economic Development Administration
has primarily helped communities develop the... | Competitive Communities Demonstration Act of 1994 - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (the Act) to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish and carry out a Competitive Communities Demonstration Program under which the Secretary makes grants to eligible intermediaries to provide financial... | Competitive Communities Demonstration Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FHA In-Person Servicing Improvement
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall carry out a pilot program under this section to use the authority
under section 204(a)(2) of the National Ho... | FHA In-Person Servicing Improvement Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a pilot program to use authority under the National Housing Act to pay insurance benefits to compensate a mortgagee for any costs of taking loss mitigation actions providing an alternative to fore... | FHA In-Person Servicing Improvement Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling
Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPORT CONTROLS ON ELECTRONIC WASTE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Electronic waste.--
(A) In general.--The term ``electronic waste''
means any ... | Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act This bill prohibits any person from exporting or reexporting electronic waste (specified items containing electronic components or fragments, including computers, televisions, video display devices, and consumer electronics) or exempted electronic waste items (tested, working use... | Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Child Labor Relief Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Article 32 of the United Nations Convention on the
Rights of the Child recognizes ``the right of the child to be
protec... | International Child Labor Relief Act of 1998 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2001 to the Department of Labor for the U.S. contribution to the International Labor Organization for the activities of the International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor. | International Child Labor Relief Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust,
Health, and Economic Development Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Bridgeport Indian Colony is a federally recognized
Indian tribe with a reservation located ... | Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act of 2010 - Declares certain federal lands in Mono County, California, to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony. | To take certain Federal lands in Mono County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hygiene Assistance for Families of
Infants and Toddlers Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING OPPORTUNITY DIAPER DISTRIBUTION DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280g et seq.) is amended by a... | Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Servicesto award grants to certain entities for demonstration projects that can help low-income families address the diapering supply needs of their children. | Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom from Government Competition
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Private sector business concerns, which are free to
respond to the private or public demands of the marketplace,
... | Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2009 - Requires each executive or military department or independent establishment to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of its authorized functions by procurement from private sources, except if: (1) such goods or services are requ... | To require that the Federal Government procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary for the operations and management of certain Government agencies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United Nations Accountability Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) There have been allegations of mismanagement, fraud,
and corruption in the United Nations Oil-for-Food program.
(2) The U... | United Nations Accountability Act of 2004 - States that Congress urges the President to instruct the Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations (UN) to seek to ensure that all UN Office of Internal Oversight Services are made available to member nations.
Directs the Secretary of State to report on UN... | To provide for increased accountability and transparency in the United Nations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF SPECIAL ALLOWANCE PAYMENTS FOR LOANS FROM THE
PROCEEDS OF TAX EXEMPT ISSUES.
Section 438(b)(2)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1087-1(b)(2)(B)) is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by strik... | Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to reduce certain special allowance payments to holders of student loans. Sets a quarterly rate of special allowance for holders of loans that meet certain criteria. Includes among such criteria that such loans be: (1) fina... | To reduce certain special allowance payments and provide additional teacher loan forgiveness on Federal student loans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Annuities for Federal
Employees Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) Civil Service Retirement System.--
(1) Individual contributions.--Section 8334(c) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended--
... | Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act of 2012 - Increases the employee contribution to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and to the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) by .5% of salary in each of calendar years 2013, 2014, and 2015. Reduces the employer contribution to CSRS and FERS by the amount... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to secure the annuities of Federal civilian employees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Earmark Elimination Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION CONTAINING EARMARKS.
(a) Prohibition.--
(1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the House of
Representatives to consider any bill, joint resolut... | Earmark Elimination Act of 2011 - Makes it out of order in the House of Representatives to consider a bill, joint resolution, or any other measure that includes a congressional earmark or limited tax or tariff benefit.
Makes a conforming amendment to Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House o... | To prohibit the consideration in the House of Representatives of any legislation containing an earmark. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Mental Health Trust Land
Exchange Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDING; PURPOSE.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the exchange of land between the
Alaska Mental Health Trust and the Secretary of Agriculture authorized
by this Act is in the public in... | Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), if the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority offers to convey to it certain nonfederal land, to convey certain federal land to the Trust Authority in exchange. Before carrying out the land exchange, USDA shall co... | Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. UPDATING STATE BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY CODES AND
STANDARDS.
(a) Updating National Model Building Energy Codes and Standards.--
(1) Updating.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall facilitate the
updating of national model building energy... | Requires the Secretary of Energy to facilitate the updating of national model building energy codes and standards at least every three years to achieve overall energy savings, compared to the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for residential buildings and ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 for commercial buildin... | A bill to require updating of State building energy efficiency codes and standards. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Trade Facilitation
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Pursuant to article I, section 8, clause 3 of the
Constitution of the United States, Congress has the authority
to est... | Agricultural Trade Facilitation Act - States that the overall trade negotiating objective of the United States with respect to the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to agricultural products for trade agreements between the United States and foreign countries is to secure more open and reciprocal market... | To establish trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to agricultural products to facilitate trade in agriculture, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO FAIR ACT OF 1998.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Activities
Inventory Reform Act Amendments of 2000''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to... | Requires notification to agency employees who are engaged in an activity listed as not being inherently governmental that such activity may be converted to performance by a private source.
Requires competitive procedures to be used when considering contracting with a private source for the performance of an activity th... | Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act Amendments of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, a federally recognized
Indian tribe with tribal headquarters at Fort Hall, Idaho--
... | . Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act of 2014 - (Sec. 4) Extinguishes all claims and all right, title, and interest in specified Indian and non-Indian land as part of the settlement of disputes within the Fort Hall Indian Reservation of the Shoshone-Bannock Indian Tribes in Idaho resulting from the realignment of the Bl... | Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Efficiency and Savings in
Government Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to require the General Services Administration to audit
the energy performance of buildings owned by the General
Ser... | Promoting Efficiency and Savings in Government Act - Requires each energy manager of a building owned by the General Services Administration (GSA) to carry out an audit of that building that: (1) identifies any modification necessary to improve energy efficiency that, within 10 years of implementation, will result in e... | Promoting Efficiency and Savings in Government Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Violence Against Women Veterans
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to better integrate the medical,
housing, mental health, and other benefits provided by the Department
of Veterans Affairs (in this Act referred to as the ``Department'... | Violence Against Women Veterans Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program to assist veterans who have experienced or are experiencing domestic violence or sexual assault in accessing benefits from the VA, including by coordinating access to medical treatment centers, housing ... | Violence Against Women Veterans Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act Technical Amendments of 1993''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
ACT OF 1974.
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 560... | Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Technical Amendments of 1993 - Makes technical amendments to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.
Specifies that members of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention shall be appointed for a term of three years, with ... | Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Technical Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hope for Children Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ADOPTION CREDIT AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Adoption credit.--Section 23(a)(1) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to allowance of credit) is
... | Hope for Children Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the expenses allowable towards the adoption credit. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the adoption credit, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Families in the
Military Service Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) prenatal care and proper nutrition for pregnant women
reduces the incidence of birth abnormalities ... | Strengthening Families in the Military Service Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish and carry out a program to provide, at no cost to the recipient, supplemental foods and nutrition education to: (1) low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to five years ... | Strengthening Families in the Military Service Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Long Term Care Quality Improvement
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY OF LONG TERM CARE IN SKILLED NURSING
FACILITIES UNDER MEDICARE.
(a) Detailed Reporting of Nursing Expenditures.--Section 1888 of
the Social Security Act (42... | Long Term Care Quality Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to: (1) detailed reporting of nursing expenditures; (2) development and reporting of new quality measures; and (3) linking payments to quality performance.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Se... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the quality of care in skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare Program through development of quality measures and changes in reimbursement. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Control of Education Act''.
SEC. 2. GENERAL ESEA PROHIBITION.
(a) In General.--Section 9527 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7907) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(e) Prohibition of Federal Gov... | Local Control of Education Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to prohibit the federal government from directly or indirectly mandating, directing, controlling, incentivizing, or conditioning federal support on a state's, local educational agency's (LEA's), or school's adoption of: t... | Local Control of Education Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect America Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. GRANTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE AUTHORITY TO DENY THE SALE,
DELIVERY, OR TRANSFER OF FIREARMS TO KNOWN OR SUSPECTED
TERRORISTS; REQUIRING INFORMATION-SHARING REGARDING
ATTEM... | Protect America Act of 2017 Preventing Terrorists From Obtaining Firearms Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to authorize the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) or a U.S. Attorney's Office to delay for up to 72 hours and file an emergency petition to prohibit a firearm transf... | Protect America Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewing Hope for Haitian Trade and
Investment Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. TRADE FACILITATION EFFORTS IN HAITI.
The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commissioner
responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall commit
sufficient ... | Renewing Hope for Haitian Trade and Investment Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), acting through the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to commit sufficient CBP resources to: (1) enhance commercial assistance to promote trade among Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and ... | A bill to extend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, to extend the trade preferences made available to Haiti under that Act, to encourage foreign investment in Haiti, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``H-1B Visa Program Modernization Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. MARKET-BASED LIMITS FOR H-1B VISAS.
Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(g)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in the matter pr... | H-1B Visa Program Modernization Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the annual H-1B nonimmigrant visa (specialty occupation) cap, with a 20% increase for the following year if the previous year's quota is reached.
Revises H-1B provisions with respect to: (1) application fraud and misre... | A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve the competitiveness of the United States in the global economy and to protect against potential visa fraud and abuse. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay
Ballast Water Management Act of 1995''.
(b) References.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other
provision, the reference shall be ... | Chesapeake Bay Ballast Water Management Act of 1995 - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to mandate voluntary guidelines to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance species (ANS) into U.S. waters that result from the release of ballast water (currently, into the ... | Chesapeake Bay Ballast Water Management Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Merchant Marine
Utilization and Preference Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that, for national defense, it is
in the interest of the United States that a clear understanding exists
among the D... | United States Merchant Marine Utilization and Preference Act of 1993 - Requires Department of Defense (DOD) cargoes to be transported by water in the following order of priority under conditions other than full or partial mobilization declared by the President: (1) use of privately owned U.S. flag vessels that operate... | United States Merchant Marine Utilization and Preference Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Americans with Disabilities Act
Restoration Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Physical and mental impairments are natural parts of
the human condition as are race, gender, national origin, and
... | Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2006 - Amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to revise the definition of disability and to define: (1) physical impairment; (2) mental impairment; (3) record of physical or mental impairment; and (4) perceived physical or mental impairment.
States a rule ... | To restore the intent of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to more fully remove the barriers that confront disabled Americans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia-Maryland
Reunion Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Residents of Washington, DC pay Federal income tax, but
do not have voting members in the United States Congress.
(2) Artic... | District of Columbia-Maryland Reunion Act - Cedes the District of Columbia to Maryland after Maryland's acceptance of such retrocession. Declares that the National Capital Service Area in the District of Columbia shall not be ceded and relinquished to such state and shall continue to serve as the permanent seat of the ... | To provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to Maryland, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES FOR THE USE OF PRESCRIPTION
OPIOIDS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health
and Human Services; and
(2) the term ``task force'' means the Pain Management Best
Prac... | (Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force to: (1) review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication; and (2) examine and identify the need for, development of, and availability o... | To provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Reorganization Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. NUMBER AND COMPOSITION OF CIRCUITS.
Section 41 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter before the table, by striking
``thirteen'' and inser... | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1997 - Divides the current U.S. Court of Appeals for the ninth circuit into the following two circuits: (1) the ninth circuit composed of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, consisting of 19 judges, and holding regular sessio... | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Owners Mitigate Effectively
Act of 2014'' or the ``HOME Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DELAY IN FLOOD INSURANCE RATE CHANGES.
(a) Delay.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any change
in risk premium rates for flood insurance under the Nationa... | Helping Owners Mitigate Effectively Act of 2014 or the HOME Act of 2014 - Delays any change in risk premium rates for flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program resulting from amendments made by the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Biggert-Waters Act) until five years after the en... | HOME Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Services and
Infrastructure Improvements Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Applications for naturalization have increased
dramatically i... | Authorizes appropriations which shall be designated in the Treasury as the Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Account.
Directs the Attorney General to make specified backlog elimination reports. | Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tariff Inversion Jobs Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TARIFF INVERSIONS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) it is a national imperative of the United States to
encourage economic production and jobs in the United Stat... | Tariff Inversion Jobs Act of 2017 This bill directs the U.S. International Trade Commission to submit to Congress a report that: (1) identifies tariff inversions in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) that create an incentive for U.S. companies to move production out of the United States, and (2) ... | Tariff Inversion Jobs Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving the Family Farm Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS ESTATE OF CERTAIN FARMLAND SO LONG AS
FARMLAND USE CONTINUES.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter A of chapter 11 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by i... | Saving the Family Farm Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross estate of a decedent the adjusted value of any qualified family-owned farm or business (i.e., a qualified farmland or a qualified trade or business) included in the estate. Requires: (1) the decedent to have been a citizen o... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain family-owned farms and businesses from the estate tax. |
SECTION 1. EMERGENCY FOREST REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION.
Title VI of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C.
6591) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 602. EMERGENCY FOREST REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION.
``(a) Definition.--In this section:
``(1) Catastrophic ... | Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, to implement procedures to ensure that not less than 600,000 acres of federal land each fiscal year are treated with mechanical treatments intended to produce merchantable ... | To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to promote timely emergency rehabilitation and restoration of Federal forest land impacted by catastrophic events, to redirect for a 5-year period funding normally made available for land acquisition to mechanical forest treatment and salvage operations due to catast... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gun Excise Tax Funds to Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Medical costs are a substantial burden to society. For
example, the cost for acute care and followup treatment of
gunshot injurie... | Establishes in the Treasury the Delinquency Prevention Trust Fund and appropriates into such Fund half of the net revenues realized from such tax increase. Requires Fund amounts to be used for incentive grants for local delinquency prevention programs under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.
E... | Gun Excise Tax Funds to Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth-in-Tuition Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to assist students and families in
multi-year financial planning for the full cost of a post-secondary
education program, while not restricting the ability of institutions o... | Truth-in-Tuition Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) that are participating in the Act's student assistance programs to provide each prospective cohort of students applying to enter their undergraduate or graduate programs with a binding, multi-year t... | To limit excessive fluctuations in tuition to help students and families plan for college costs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Justice Act of 1992''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES AND POLICIES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to require the collection of data on environmental
health effects so that impacts on different individuals or
groups can ... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Identification of Environmental High Impact Areas
Title II: Enforcement Initiatives
Title III: Community Participation
Title IV: Identification and Prevention of Health Impacts
Environmental Justice Act of 1992 -
Title I: Identification of Environmental High Im... | Environmental Justice Act of 1992 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Merchant Mariner Credentials
Improvement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. OATHS.
Sections 7105 and 7305 of title 46, United States Code, and the
items relating to such sections in the analysis for chapters 71 and 73
of such title, are repealed.
SEC. 3. DURATIO... | Merchant Mariner Credentials Improvement Act of 2007 - Revises requirements with respect to merchant mariner's documents, licenses, and certificates of registry to authorize the advanced renewal of such items which shall not be valid until the date that the originally issued items expire.
Prohibits the Secretary of th... | To amend title 46, United States Code, to repeal requirements that applicants for merchant seamen licenses and certificates and merchant mariner's documents must take oaths, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians of
Minnesota Use or Distribution of Indian Judgment Funds Plan Approval
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On August 2, 1951, the Red Lake Band of Chippewa
Indians of Minnes... | Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians of Minnesota Use or Distribution of Indian Judgment Funds Plan Approval Act - Approves the Use or Distribution Plan for specified escrowed funds, investment income, and funds secured to the Red Lake Band from the order and judgment entered in its favor on January 16, 2001.Directs the S... | To approve the use or distribution of judgment funds of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians of Minnesota by the Senate and the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Labor Management Reporting and
Disclosure Enforcement Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO
MEMBERS.
Section 201 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
(29 U.S.C. 431), is amende... | Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Enforcement Act of 2008 - Amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (Landrum-Griffin Act) to make a labor organization liable to any of its members for a civil money penalty of up to $250 for each day that it fails to provide such member information regar... | To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act to provide for specified civil penalties for violations of that Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Endangering the Records of
Veterans (SERVE) Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Identity theft remains a critical problem for
consumers. In May 2006, the Federal Trade Commission revealed
th... | Stop Endangering the Records of Veterans (SERVE) Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) physically secure all sensitive personal information processed or maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and all equipment containing such information; (2) encrypt all sensitive personal infor... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for enhanced protection of sensitive personal information processed or maintained by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Christopher Bryski
Student Loan Protection Act'' or ``Christopher's Law''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) No requirement exists for private educational lenders'
promissory notes to include... | Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act or Christopher's Law - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require lenders of private educational loans for which cosigners are held jointly liable to describe clearly and conspicuously, in writing, the cosigners' obligations regarding such loans, including the effect a bor... | A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners with respect to student loans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children First Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CHILD CARE FROM THE DEFINITION OF TANF ASSISTANCE.
Section 408(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(7))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(H) Limitation ... | Children First Act of 2011 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) exclude child care assistance from the determination of the five-year limit on assistance under TANF, and (2) increase funding for child care.
Requires the plans submitted to the Secreta... | To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to exclude child care from the determination of the 5-year limit on assistance under the temporary assistance for needy families program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Welfare to Work Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the lack of entry level jobs which lead to permanent
gainful employment is a significant impediment to the ability
of w... | Welfare to Work Act of 1994 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable credit for the hiring of qualified former recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) under title IV of the Social Security Act.
Prohibits replacing existing workers in order to obtain such credit. | Welfare to Work Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Municipal Securities Disclosure Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 2. CERTAIN PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION.
Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77c(a)(2))
is amended by striking ``or any security which is an industrial
developm... | Municipal Securities Disclosure Act of 2016 This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933 to require registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of certain industrial development bonds that finance private projects through municipal securities. (Currently, the Securities Act exempts these private activ... | Municipal Securities Disclosure Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Sector Research and
Development Investment Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF RESEARCH CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to credit for increasing research activities) is amended by
st... | Private Sector Research and Development Investment Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permanently extend and modify the research credit. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to assist small and start-up businesses in complying with the requirements of such credit. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a permanent tax incentive for research and development, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Critical Electric Infrastructure
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. CRITICAL ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY.
(a) Critical Electric Infrastructure Security.--Part II of the
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824 et seq.) is amended by adding after
section 215 the f... | Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act Amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Department of Energy (DOE), with or without notice, hearing, or report, to issue orders for emergency measures to protect the reliability of either the bulk-power system or the defense critical electric infrastructure whenev... | Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Monetary Fund Reform
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
For purposes of this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional
committees'' means the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the ... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: International Monetary Fund
Title II: New Arrangements to Borrow
International Monetary Fund Reform Act of 1998 -
Title I: International Monetary Fund
- Amends the Bretton Woods Agreement Act to authorize the U.S. Governor of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to consent,... | International Monetary Fund Reform Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. GRANTS TO IMPROVE THE COMMERCIAL VALUE OF FOREST BIOMASS FOR
ELECTRIC ENERGY, USEFUL HEAT, TRANSPORTATION FUELS,
PETROLEUM-BASED PRODUCT SUBSTITUTES, AND OTHER COMMERCIAL
PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Thousands of comm... | Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to make grants: (1) to improve the commercial value of forest biomass to produce electric energy, sensible heat, transportation fuels, or substitutes for petroleum-based products; and (2) to develop or research opportunities to improve the use of... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to improve the commercial value of forest biomass for electric energy, useful heat, transportation fuels, petroleum-based product substitutes, and other commercial purposes. |
SECTION 1. PRIZE AWARDS.
(a) In General.--The Director of the National Science Foundation
shall carry out a pilot program to award innovation inducement cash
prizes in any area of research supported by the Foundation. The
Director may carry out a program of cash prizes only in conformity with
this section.
... | Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to carry out a pilot program for awarding innovation inducement cash prizes in any area of research supported by NSF.
Instructs the Director, in identifying topics for prize competitions to be held under such program, to: (1) consult widely within and outs... | To authorize the National Science Foundation to carry out a pilot program to award innovation inducement cash prizes in areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hanford Reach National Salmon
Preserve and Recreational Area Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The 51-mile stretch of the Columbia River, known as the
``Hanford Reach'', provides 80 percent of t... | Hanford Reach National Salmon Preserve and Recreational Area Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to convey to the State of Washington a specified portion of the Hanford Site, an area of property along the Columbia River in Washington. Allows such conveyance only after the Administrator of the Environmental Protectio... | Hanford Reach National Salmon Preserve and Recreational Area Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Appeals
Improvement Act of 1993''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a
section or o... | Veterans' Appeals Improvement Act of 1993 - Provides for the appointment by the Chairman of the Board of Veterans Appeals of any necessary number of Deputy Vice Chairmen. Rescinds the Chairman's authority to appoint temporary Board members from employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Removes current limitati... | Veterans' Appeals Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accountability for Quality VA
Healthcare Act''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON PHYSICAL SECURITY AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Ac... | Accountability for Quality VA Healthcare Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a two-year pilot program to enhance the physical security of VA medical facilities. The VA shall periodically update its Planning and Activating Community Based Outpatient Clinics handbook to reflect curr... | Accountability for Quality VA Healthcare Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flat Tax Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF TAXATION OF CORPORATIONS.
The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are
hereby repealed:
(1) section 11 (relating to corporate income tax),
(2) section 55 (relating to... | Flat Tax Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal corporate taxes.
Imposes a ten percent tax on the excess of the earned income of individuals over an exemption amount.
Repeals: (1) specific exclusions from gross income; (2) deductions and credits against income tax; and (3) estate and gift taxes. | Flat Tax Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maximum Economic Growth for America
through Investment in Rural, Elderly, and Disabled Transit Act'' or the
``MEGA RED TRANS Act''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM LEVEL OF FUNDING FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED PROGRAM.
Section 5310 of title 49, United States Code, is amen... | Maximum Economic Growth for America through Investment in Rural, Elderly, and Disabled Transit Act (or the MEGA RED TRANS Act) - Amends Federal transportation law to set forth certain minimum funding levels of amounts made available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for: (1) formula grants and loa... | A bill to improve transit service to rural areas, including for elderly and disabled. |
That (a) part III of
subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to items specifically excluded from income) is amended by
redesignating section 137 as section 138 and by inserting after section
136 the following new section:
``SEC. 137. CERTAIN PENSIONS AND ANNUITIES UNDER STATE OR LO... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any amount received by an individual as a governmental pension under a State or local retirement system. Limits such amount to the applicable social security exclusion. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals receiving State or local governmental pensions an exclusion equivalent to that received by social security recipients. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL ENTITIES IN THE SPECTRUM
RELOCATION PROCESS.
(a) Eligible Federal Entities.--Section 113(g)(1) of the National
Telecommunications and Informati... | Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to post on its website (while taking appropriate measures to safeguard classified or sensitive information... | A bill to clarify the rights and responsibilities of Federal entities in the spectrum relocation process, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Green Transportation
Infrastructure through Research and Development Act''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENT.
Section 102(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) in the matter preceding... | Promoting Green Transportation Infrastructure through Research and Development Act - Moves the Office of Climate Change and Environment into the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) of the Department of Transportation (DOT) and requires it to coordinate research, development, and technology transfer... | To promote green transportation infrastructure through research and development, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Greater Middle East and Central Asia
Development Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to authorize assistance for political
freedom and economic development, particularly through private sector
development, in the Greater Middle ... | Greater Middle East and Central Asia Development Act of 2004 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance to countries (excluding those countries supporting international terrorism) in the Greater Middle East and Central Asia to promote economic and political freedoms, free trade, and private sector development, in... | A bill to authorize programs that support economic and political development in the Greater Middle East and Central Asia and support for three new multilateral institutions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguard the Vote Act''.
SEC. 2. MAIL REGISTRATION.
(a) Requirement for First-Time Voters To Present Identification.--
Section 6(c)(1) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42
U.S.C. 1973gg-4(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``a State may by law... | Safeguard the Vote Act - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to modify requirements for mail voter registration and maintenance of accurate lists of eligible voters.Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with respect to increased penalties and misrepresentation of voter eligibility.Directs the Federal Elec... | A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to modify the requirements for voter mail registration and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transition to Adulthood Program Act
of 1999''.
SEC. 2. TRANSITION OF FOSTER CHILDREN TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY.
(a) In General.--Section 472 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
672) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Each State with a... | Transition to Adulthood Program Act of 1999 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code with regard to the transition of foster children to self-sufficiency, including the provision of nonresidential services to assist in such transition, ma... | Transition to Adulthood Program Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Firearm Straw Purchasing and
Trafficking Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. STRAW PURCHASING OF FIREARMS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 932. Straw purchasing of firearms
``... | Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit purchasing or otherwise obtaining a firearm that has been shipped, transported, or received in interstate or foreign commerce for or on behalf of any other person who the purchaser knows: (1) is prohibited from posses... | Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``College Cost Reduction and Access
Act Technical Amendments of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.
(a) Correction of Designation.--
(1) CCRAA amendment.--Section 101(a)(2) of the College Cost
Reduction and Access Act (Public Law 110... | College Cost Reduction and Access Act Technical Amendments of 2007 - Makes technical changes to amendments the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (the Act) made to the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA).
Ensures that mandatory Pell grant funding made available for any fiscal year by such Act remains available for t... | To make certain technical corrections and transition amendments to the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission on Reforming and
Simplifying the Federal Tax Code Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``National
Commission on Reforming and Simplifying the Federal Tax Code''
(hereafter in this Act r... | National Commission on Reforming and Simplifying the Federal Tax Code Act - Establishes the National Commission on Reforming and Simplifying the Federal Tax Code to: (1) study and investigate the internal revenue laws of the United States; and (2) make recommendations to reform and simplify such laws. Requires a repo... | National Commission on Reforming and Simplifying the Federal Tax Code Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Distance Education and Online Learning
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY.
Section 484(l)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1091(l)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by striking ``in whol... | Distance Education and Online Learning Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise title IV student assistance provisions regarding distance education courses and programs, with respect to student eligibility, eligible programs, and requirements for recognition of accrediting agencies that evaluate ... | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding distance education, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mesquite Lands Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO CITY OF MESQUITE, NEVADA.
(a) Additional Purchase Authority.--Section 3 of Public Law 99-548,
as amended by Public Law 104-208 (110 Stat. 3009-202) and Public Law
106-113 (113 Stat. 1501A-166)... | Mesquite Lands Act of 2007 - Grants the city of Mesquite, Nevada, the exclusive right to purchase certain parcels of public land in Clark County, Nevada.
Extends withdrawal and purchase authority with respect to the fifth and sixth areas.
Requires proceeds from certain sales to be used for the implementation of the V... | To authorize the conveyance of certain parcels of public land in Clark County, Nevada, to the City of Mesquite, Nevada, and the Virgin Valley Water District, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Augmenting Research and Educational
Sites to Ensure Agriculture Remains Cutting-Edge and Helpful Act'' or
the ``AG RESEARCH Act''.
SEC. 2. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FACILITIES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) in 2015, agriculture and r... | Augmenting Research and Educational Sites to Ensure Agriculture Remains Cutting-Edge and Helpful Act or the AG RESEARCH Act This bill amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to provide funding for maintenance at agricultural research facilities. The bill requires the Department of... | Augmenting Research and Educational Sites to Ensure Agriculture Remains Cutting-Edge and Helpful Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``CEO Accountability and
Responsibility Act''.
SEC. 2. INCOME TAX RATE OF PUBLICLY TRADED CORPORATIONS BASED ON
COMPENSATION RATIO.
(a) In General.--Section 11 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the follow... | CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the corporate income tax rate for publicly traded corporations that pay their chief executive officers or highest paid employees more than 100 times the median compensation of all their U.S. employees, and (2) decreas... | CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act |
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